diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatShadowNode.java
index a8c7d6a4c..b73b533d8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatShadowNode.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
   private static final String PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_LIVE_REGION = "accessibilityLiveRegion";
   private static final String PROP_IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY = "importantForAccessibility";
   private static final String PROP_TEST_ID = "testID";
+  private static final String PROP_TRANSFORM = "transform";
 
   private DrawCommand[] mDrawCommands = DrawCommand.EMPTY_ARRAY;
   private AttachDetachListener[] mAttachDetachListeners = AttachDetachListener.EMPTY_ARRAY;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
           styles.hasKey(PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_LABEL) ||
           styles.hasKey(PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_COMPONENT_TYPE) ||
           styles.hasKey(PROP_ACCESSIBILITY_LIVE_REGION) ||
+          styles.hasKey(PROP_TRANSFORM) ||
           styles.hasKey(PROP_IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY)) {
         forceMountToView();
       }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
index f149bb8b8..99a4b7e1f 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/flat/FlatUIImplementation.java
@@ -465,10 +465,18 @@ public class FlatUIImplementation extends UIImplementation {
     while (node.isVirtual()) {
       node = node.getParent();
     }
+    int tag = node.getReactTag();
+
+    // if the node in question doesn't mount to a View, find the first parent that does mount to
+    // a View. without this, we'll crash when we try to set the JSResponder, since part of that
+    // is to find the parent view and ask it to not intercept touch events.
+    while (node instanceof FlatShadowNode && !((FlatShadowNode) node).mountsToView()) {
+      node = node.getParent();
+    }
 
     FlatUIViewOperationQueue operationsQueue = mStateBuilder.getOperationsQueue();
     operationsQueue.enqueueSetJSResponder(
-        node.getReactTag(),
+        node == null ? tag : node.getReactTag(),
         possiblyVirtualReactTag,
         blockNativeResponder);
   }